Another RINO will be the candidate. So far the track history is Bob Dole, GW Bush, Mitt Romney, John McCain. All have been for Big Government. GW was supposedly a Moderate but the rest have been liberals in disguise.

IMHO, the big cities are electing these folks and the big city values are not my values. The big cities run the (Liberal) debates, the big cities have the vast majority of the votes and I have had enough.

http://www.billoreilly.com/poll-center currently goes to a Paul - Christie - Rubio - other poll, which is taking votes but not showing results (gotta tune in  but I don't have a TeeVee. Screw O'Reilly!).

The word “lead” and “Republican” cannot objectively exist in the same sentence. Perhaps there is a leader out there that also happens to be a Republican but if the Republican party learns of him he is certain to be trounced upon, slandered, dissed, smeared and rejected by the party establishment.

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posted on 08/06/2013 1:21:20 AM PDT
by gunsequalfreedom
(Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)

What difference does it make? Any good principled candidate will be a real conservative and will be outside the Republican Party. Actually the only one in place for the Republican nomination is Jeb Bush. No one else seems to be actually running yet and a serious candidate has to be running throuth a couple of election cycles before the one that gets him tne Nom.Even Reagan did that. He ran hard for 10-12 years, getting his support lined up. Tthe Conservatives are dithering.

Lead? Trying not to laugh. No one I am going to care about. There are no leaders in this republican party. I am inclined to sit back and let the dem-o-criminals take it all until it all comes tumbling down. Then perhaps real patriot leaders will step up. That’s even doubtful. This war is lost. GOP are Whigs to me. Think for a moment where we might be if Fred had stuck it out, smacked down McPain, and then washed the walls with Obama. He caved. Nope, there are no leaders any longer. My hope has changed. Just going to teach my kids to survive the storms.

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posted on 08/06/2013 2:13:26 AM PDT
by ri4dc
(Cut your cable. You'll need the extra dough later on. 'This war is lost!' The worst is yet to come.)

Bolton would make a better Sec. of Defense but folks are scared of him and his T. Roosevelt moustache. He is a true conservative but no GOP lackey and here, he may be seen as a renegade, like Palin. I think he talks plain sense but maybe to honest to run?

My first Choice is Rick Santorum, second would be Michele Bachmann. My third and really excited about would be Louis Gomez. Any of those three would be perfect. In fact a ticket with two out of three would be incredible. All the rest mentioned are blah.

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posted on 08/06/2013 3:54:57 AM PDT
by napscoordinator
(Santorum-Bachmann 2016 for the future of the Country!)

While I think we have to be very careful not to become isolationist in the 1930s mode, Rand Paul’s message of a reduced global military footprint and, most importantly greatly limiting spying and totalitarian surveillance-—particularly as younger people are concerned-—is a national winner.

Who do you foresee as emerging to lead the Republican Party Chris Christie ... He is the perfect candidate, exactly what the republicans want. Pals with Obama, ok on immigration and gays...a good, solid middle-of-the-roader that will get all the Independent votes and Hispanic votes. The perfect choice...just like McCain and Romney. (Wanna' bet I'm wrong?)

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posted on 08/06/2013 5:00:50 AM PDT
by ThePatriotsFlag
( EVERY DIME Obama Spends is given to him by the Republicans in the House.)

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